CONTACT:
Sean Bugg, Metro Weekly, 202-638-6830, sbugg@metroweekly.com
Matthew Berger, NLGJA, 202-255-7478, matt@nlgjadc.org
LGBT Community Leaders Address the “State of the Movement” in Community Forum Sponsored by NLGJA and “Metro Weekly”
WASHINGTON – The Washington, DC Chapter of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) and “Metro Weekly” will present “State of the Movement,” a panel discussion about the future of the LGBT community on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 7:00 PM at the Human Rights Campaign national headquarters, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., NW. Members of the LGBT community are invited to participate and bring their own questions.
“The gay community is changing,” said Matthew Berger, NLGJA Washington, DC Chapter President. “Marriage and civil union laws are being debated in the states as LGBT political power begins to be recognized. Gay and lesbian voices are being heard in the media and throughout corporate America. And the military’s ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy may get revisited in Congress."
“The Democratic Congress and the already-heated 2008 presidential race could thrust LGBT issues back into the national spotlight,” Berger said. “What are the new hot topics? Where will the community be focused? What are the fights ahead?”
The panel for the evening will be moderated by Sean Bugg, Editor-in-Chief of “Metro Weekly” and will include:
- Joe Solmonese, Human Rights Campaign President
- Matt Foreman, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Executive Director
- Chris Barron, Log Cabin Republicans
- Mara Keisling, National Center for Transgender Equality Executive Director
- Herndon Davis, National Black Justice Coalition Communications Director
- Pam Spaulding, “Pam’s House Blend” Weblog Editor
- Plus more than a dozen invited local and national community leaders.
For more information, contact the NLGJA Washington, DC Chapter at matt@nlgjadc.org.
